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Genesis 4

Gen. 4:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Abel
Hebel (Hebrew #1893)
Hebel, the son of Adam
KJV usage: Abel.
Pronounce: heh'-bel
Origin: the same as 1892
, he
huw' (Hebrew #1931)
a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
KJV usage: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
Pronounce: hoo
Origin: of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}
also brought
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
j of the firstlings
bkowrah (Hebrew #1062)
feminine of 1060; the firstling of man or beast; abstractly primogeniture
KJV usage: birthright, firstborn(-ling).
Pronounce: bek-o-raw'
Origin: or (short) bkorah {bek-o-raw'}
of his σflock
tso'n (Hebrew #6629)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
KJV usage: (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).
Pronounce: tsone
Origin: or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}
and of thek fat
cheleb (Hebrew #2459)
from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
KJV usage: X best, fat(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.
Pronounce: kheh'-leb
Origin: or cheleb {khay'-leb}
thereof. And the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
hadl respect
sha`ah (Hebrew #8159)
to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered
KJV usage: depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.
Pronounce: shaw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
unto Abel
Hebel (Hebrew #1893)
Hebel, the son of Adam
KJV usage: Abel.
Pronounce: heh'-bel
Origin: the same as 1892
and to his offering
minchah (Hebrew #4503)
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
KJV usage: gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
Pronounce: min-khaw'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. bestow
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Num. 18:12• 12All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee. (Num. 18:12)
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sheep, or, goats.
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Lev. 3:16‑17• 16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat is the Lord's.
 17It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. (Lev. 3:16‑17)
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Heb. 11:4• 4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. (Heb. 11:4)

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Abel,
Fat,
Flock,
Offering; Offering Up

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the firstlings.
Ex. 13:12• 12That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord's. (Ex. 13:12)
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Num. 18:12,17• 12All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee.
 17But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savor unto the Lord. (Num. 18:12,17)
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Prov. 3:9• 9Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: (Prov. 3:9)
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Heb. 9:22• 22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. (Heb. 9:22)
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1 Peter 1:19‑20• 19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
 20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, (1 Peter 1:19‑20)
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Rev. 13:8• 8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Rev. 13:8)
flock.
Heb. sheep, or, goats.
fat.
Lev. 3:16‑17• 16And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savor: all the fat is the Lord's.
 17It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. (Lev. 3:16‑17)
had.
Gen. 15:17• 17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. (Gen. 15:17)
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Lev. 9:24• 24And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. (Lev. 9:24)
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Num. 16:35• 35And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. (Num. 16:35)
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Judg. 6:21• 21Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight. (Judg. 6:21)
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1 Kings 18:24,38• 24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
 38Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. (1 Kings 18:24,38)
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1 Chron. 21:26• 26And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. (1 Chron. 21:26)
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2 Chron. 7:1• 1Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house. (2 Chron. 7:1)
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Psa. 20:3• 3Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. (Psa. 20:3)
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Psa. 20•  (Psa. 20)
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Heb. 11:4• 4By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. (Heb. 11:4)
• The question, in each case, was not as to the person of the offerer; but, entirely, as to the character of his offering. Hence, of Abel we read that “God testified of his gifts.” {Heb. 11:4} He did not bear witness to Abel, but to Abel’s sacrifice (“Genesis 4-5” by C.H. Mackintosh)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat. And Jehovah looked upon Abel, and on his offering;